The Story of a Spoiled Daughter Raising a Husband

As Kui'er listened, she glanced at Yun Yatou and saw the undisguised expectation in her eyes. She nodded, thinking that there was still a long way to go and that there probably wouldn't be any problems.

After arriving at Master Qiu's house, Ji Xiuping clearly sensed a change in the atmosphere. If Master Qiu had treated him as a student before, ever since Qian'er's incident, he would always look at him with scrutiny and would occasionally ask him questions about things that were appropriate or inappropriate.

Every time, he responded that he felt disrespectful to him because of his silence. When it came to me, even though he was my teacher, I was unwilling to act like before. But after he came today, it felt like we were back to the beginning, and even closer than before.

While still completely bewildered, he learned what he had learned that day from the Master. Sure enough, Master Qiu was not one to let go of an opportunity. After finishing the morning's lessons, he straightened his expression and looked at Ji Xiuping's face, which remained unchanged.

He coughed lightly and said, "Xiuping, I have some questions for you, but they are not about Miss Tong's play. I wonder if you would be willing to answer them for me."

Ji Xiuping had already prepared himself for the teacher to ask him about Qian'er again, but when he suddenly heard the teacher change the subject, he was a little surprised. However, given the teacher's attitude, he, as a student, could not say anything to refuse. "Teacher, you know my attitude. As long as it is not about Qian'er, I will definitely answer all your questions without reservation."

Hearing his concession, Master Qiu knew that he couldn't push him too hard for the time being. "Xiuping, I heard that you were not in a good situation a few days ago. Are you feeling better recently?"

Hearing this seemingly random remark in this situation, Ji Xiuping was naturally puzzled. However, he knew that whatever the reason, the man was probably concerned about him. But what did "the past" mean? Thinking this, he couldn't help but twitch his lips slightly upward. "Master, every experience is essential. Without those past events, how could we have such a peaceful life now? So I don't think there was anything wrong with my previous situation. But I do know that I have been looking forward to this life for a long time."

Master Qiu was speechless with anger upon hearing Ji Xiuping's ambiguous reply. He hadn't expected Ji Xiuping to be so shrewd in these matters, making it impossible for him to catch him. However, what Master Qiu didn't know was that Ji Xiuping's words were indeed because that was what he truly thought.

"Yes, whether it was good or bad, it's something we've all experienced. It's just that I don't know when you and Miss Tong met. I noticed that Miss Tong cares a lot about you, and you're very doting on her..."

Hearing his abruptly stopped words, Ji Xiuping wondered for the first time why the teacher would be so curious about other people's affairs. Shouldn't they be more focused on their studies? "Teacher, my acquaintance with Qian'er was purely accidental and not worth mentioning here. However, Qian'er has indeed grown up and now she always has her own ideas when doing many things."

When Master Qiu heard him say this, he shook his head slightly and stopped dwelling on these matters. He thought about what he wanted to ask about the connection between the play and scholarship, and decided to use Tong Qian's play as an example to conduct an in-depth discussion when asking about related content.

As expected, if Master Qiu had continued with his previous approach, it would have aroused Ji Xiuping's suspicion, and today's change would have lost its essential meaning. Although Master Qiu did not know Ji Xiuping's temperament very well, he still had some understanding of it. Just as Ji Xiuping was about to change his mood, he changed his way of asking questions.

As Ji Xiuping listened to Master Qiu talk about scholarship, he was curious. Could these be subjects required for the imperial examinations? But at least it was better to discuss these subjects with him than to keep asking about Qian'er. So he did his best to share his knowledge with Master Qiu.

What Ji Xiuping didn't expect was that Master Qiu just wanted him to have a comparison in his mind so that when he asked about what happened later, he wouldn't feel that it was abrupt. That way, even if he used some things about Tong Qian, it still wouldn't be because of Tong Qian.

Because Ji Xiuping encountered something he knew, his logical thinking was exceptionally meticulous when he spoke about it. Things that he hadn't thought of when discussing with Tong Qian before seemed to have some clear ideas at this moment. When discussing with Master Qiu, he also frequently expressed his different opinions.

However, at this moment, he did not realize that many of the things in his mind were things he had casually talked about with Tong Qian before, which he had obtained from her, and these things were almost deeply ingrained in him.

Master Qiu was overjoyed to see Ji Xiuping suddenly reveal so much. He had always wanted to know the knowledge that he had mentioned to him before. He never expected that something he had been searching for for so long would suddenly make such a breakthrough after just a few words from Tong Qian.

Even though she had a lot of feelings in her heart, she still secretly remembered what Ji Xiuping had said. She would always try her best to remember anything she thought was important, thinking that she should write it down accurately after he left so that she could refer to it later.

The two talked for a long time about the topics, seemingly still not having had enough, completely unaware of the passage of time. They continued to discuss several issues from multiple angles and perspectives, and Master Qiu even added some content that might be related to the imperial examinations based on what he had learned.

Much later, whether it was Master Qiu or Ji Xiuping, they would both be grateful for that heart-to-heart talk. They were unaware that the sensation caused by Tong Qian's play in the town had prompted some local officials to investigate these matters.